Forum: History
12-01-2019, 12:59 PM
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Forum: History
12-01-2019, 12:52 PM
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Forum: History
12-01-2019, 12:48 PM
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Forum: History
12-01-2019, 12:34 PM
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The aircraft pictured on the postcard is a...
The aircraft pictured on the postcard is a Curtiss MF flying boat, F for the original model designation and M for Modified, known as a Seagull. When Bob Fogg bought it surplus in 1923 it came with a...
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Forum: History
11-29-2019, 04:54 PM
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And here is the front of the postcard. 1924 was...
And here is the front of the postcard. 1924 was Bob Fogg's first full summer of flying at the Weirs. The aircraft pictured is a First World War seaplane trainer which Bob purchased as surplus in 1923...
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Forum: History
11-29-2019, 04:50 PM
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Great book on Winnipesaukee history!
Not in the book-just found this on eBay a couple days ago. First I've seen of a postcard from an actual passenger of the Weirs seaplane base. To save everyone from having to read the handwriting, the...
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Forum: History
11-17-2019, 06:30 PM
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Forum: History
11-16-2019, 07:03 PM
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The B-17 was given to the city of Laconia by...
The B-17 was given to the city of Laconia by Robert Thompson, president of Scott and Williams, and flown up from Portsmouth by Floyd Miller, formerly of the Winnipesaukee Seaplane Service and the...
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Forum: History
11-16-2019, 11:18 AM
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Winnipesaukee Seaplane history!
Many readers of the Forum have enjoyed my book about the seaplane base that operated at the Weirs during the 1920s and 30s. Well, the warehouse that was selling the book online is going out of...
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Forum: History
11-24-2018, 11:42 AM
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Winnipesaukee Aviation History Book
For the pilot, history buff, or anyone interested in Lake Winnipesaukee, and that's everyone on this forum, on your Christmas list..."Bob Fogg and New Hampshire's Golden Age of Aviation: Flying Over...
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Forum: History
10-23-2016, 08:20 PM
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Photo of Bob Fogg and others?
Here's a challenge for the Winni history buffs. I'm still fooling around with the history of Bob Fogg and the Weirs seaplane base (and I still have books to sell), and I found the attached image on...
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Forum: History
09-16-2013, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 56
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Great Kittyhawk picture
Thanks Loonwatch for posting this picture, and it was nice to hear that the Bob Fogg book clarified some history for you. That's why I wrote it!
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Forum: History
05-05-2013, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 56
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Forum: History
05-05-2013, 09:49 PM
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Forum: History
03-17-2013, 05:08 PM
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Welch Island history book available
Just to let you know, the Moultonborough Public Library has the book about Welch Island mentioned in this thread. Answering this from home so haven't got the book at hand but as I recall it's kind of...
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Forum: History
01-19-2013, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 56
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Sorry to say, Bill Champlin has passed away...
Sorry to say, Bill Champlin has passed away several years ago. I'm not having any luck finding an obituary but he would be pushing 100 if he were still around. He was the operator of Skyhaven airport...
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Forum: History
01-13-2013, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 56
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Hey Kittyhawk! Great news that the airplane is...
Hey Kittyhawk! Great news that the airplane is being rebuilt. My dad, Lyman Rice, was a pilot in the Laconia area-we had a grass airstrip in the back yard up on Parade Road, where Petal Pushers is...
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Forum: History
12-08-2012, 09:54 PM
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Early seaplane on Dan Hole Pond
Seeking information from the community about some pictures that were loaned to me from Camp Sentinel on Dan Hole Pond in Tuftonboro, due to my interest in old airplanes after writing the book about...
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Forum: History
11-20-2012, 11:47 PM
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Ben Ames Williams
Interested in karma girl's info about author Ben Ames Williams on Beaver Island. He took flying lessons at the Weirs with Bob Fogg, as did his son, Chuck Williams. There's an article from the Laconia...
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Forum: Boating
11-10-2012, 09:18 PM
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Flagpole found floating
After the hurricane, found a wooden flagpole floating in Kelly Cove, east side of Meredith Neck, so probably from the Neck or Bear Island. Made from a skinny tree, has some gray paint although mostly...
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Forum: History
11-09-2012, 10:31 PM
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Forum: History
11-09-2012, 10:27 PM
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Old seaplane picture
In the historic photo section of the gallery on this site, I found a picture of an old seaplane flying over the boat races at the Weirs back in the 1920s. Wish I'd found this when I was working on...
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Forum: History
10-31-2012, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 4
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Leader's Restaurant map
Anyone remember Leader's Restaurant, Grill, and Milk Bar, on Rt. 25 in Moultonborough? It was where Aubuchon hardware is now, and later was Doc Mallard's restaurant. This map (attached) was on the...
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Forum: History
10-15-2012, 10:14 AM
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Availablity of Bob Fogg book
The book is available through Amazon, and is shipped by the distributor in Enfield, NH. Don't know why it's posted at B&N and yet not available. It's available at Black's and Country Bookseller in...
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Forum: History
10-02-2012, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 8
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New Winnipesaukee history book
As you may have noticed in local newspapers, there's a new book about the seaplane base that flourished at the Weirs in the period 1923-1953. Bob Fogg was the aviator starting in 1923, carried air...
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